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City Auditing - Story No. 2: Write To Your Alderman

Year: 1915

Summary: Action has not been taken by City Council re: the report on City Accounting, and citizens are urged to write to their local alderman about this issue. This bulletin is in response to a letter from a citizen re: Bulletin no. 38.

Bond Story Number One

Year: 1914

Summary: Provides statistics and data on the sale of municipal bonds in Toronto and Montreal, to emphasize the estimation of bond values.

The 1928 City Budget Story No.3

Year: 1928

Summary: Outlines budget figures for civic expenditures in 1928. Notes that salaries are the fastest increasing expenditure and account for more than half of total expenditure. Proposes placing all city departments under the financial control of a single commissioner in order to ensure better economic efficiency.

Bond Story Number Two

Year: 1914

Summary: Montreal had an $175,000 advantage over Toronto in net revenue of bond sales in 1913. The rapid relevant decline of Toronto prices is cause for concern.

Planning Versus Confusion

Year: 1926

Summary: Argues that better budget planning and accountability are needed as well as a reform to the government system including abolishing wards and improving the civic service.

Open Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto (Budget Story No.1-1943)

Year: 1943

Summary: Highlights recent debt charges, surplus, and provincial subsidies in the 1943 budget. Also provides some draft estimates of expenditures and revenue. Advocates for calculated spending in war time.

An Analysis Of Toronto's Budget For 1916

Year: 1916

Summary: A summary of city of Toronto budget expenditures for 1915 with estimates for the 1916 budget - includes information on expenditures, city revenue and debt, and includes a breakdown of average taxes paid by Toronto citizens. The publication aims to encourage taxpayer and citizen engagement with budgetary concerns, and attempts to educate the reader on how departments estimate their costs from year to year.

Open Letter

Year: 1934

Summary: Argues that the economic tides appear to be turning, but cautions that the city cannot already return to its previous expenditure levels due to lack of fiscal stability after the years of depression.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1961

Summary: Appointment of new Bureau Director; Ontario Municipal Association petition to the province to change legislation so that businesses pay for their share in common spaces - halls, parking etc.

Toronto Grows Story No.1

Year: 1931

Summary: Tabulated comparison of increases in taxation vs. voter turnout.

A Review Of Municipal Tax Exemptions

Year: 1963

Summary: Examines exemption from property taxation. Considers property owned municipally, provincially, and federally, as well as partial graded, and religious and charitable exemptions.

Bulletin: Metropolitan Debt Story

Year: 1958

Summary: Analysis of city debt, its distribution and planning for overcoming it.

The 1929 City Budget Story No.2

Year: 1929

Summary: Highlights major figures and expenditures of the 1929 budget. Notes that general government had expanded slightly per capita since 1928, and that the cost of education continues to increase. Suggests a need to check spending and to reduce the tax burden on businesses.

1943 City Budget Story No.2

Year: 1943

Summary: Outlines estimated expenditures analyzed by the cost of main function to be met out by taxation for the 1943 budget. Calls for the city to establish a reserve of credit and a programme of work to meet post-war needs. Also advocates for better city planning and highlights a need for more housing.

1942 City Budget Story No.2

Year: 1942

Summary: Outlines estimated expenditures analyzed by the cost of main function to be met out by taxation for the 1942 budget. Advocates for monthly calculations to promote accountability. Calls for a departmentalization survey to be carried out at once.

How Civic Expenditures In Toronto May Be Reduced? Story No. 2

Year: 1937

Summary: The city expenditure should be reduced by increased efficiency in municipal departments.

The Tax Rate And It's Cousins May Their Shadows Grow Less?

Year: 1918

Summary: Outlines factors afffecting Toronto's prosperity and competitiveness as a commercial, industrial and residential city. These factors include the tax rate, the fire-burden rate, the cost of sickness rate, the labour turnover rate, and the charity rate. Suggests improvements in all of these areas, and highlights the need for voters and taxpayers to be engaged and to keep City Hall accountable.

Source Of Current Revenue--Toronto And Six Major Canadian Cities

Year: 1967

Summary: Discusses how Toronto relies much more heavily on property and business tax in comparison to other Canadian cities.

City Budget Story No. 6

Year: 1921

Summary: Advocates the speeding up of Estimates and the establishment of an earlier date for the payment of the first instalment of taxes. Call on the citizens to vote/act on these issues in the upcoming election.

City Budget Facts 1916

Year: 1916

City Of Toronto 1935 Budget Story No.2

Year: 1935

Summary: Provides budget and expenditure figures for the fiscal year 1935, and includes money spent on direct unemployment relief and debt charges. Advocates against tax increases, and calls for debts incurred by the city abbatoir to be examined.

To All Citizens Who Take Pride In Their City

Year: 1929

Summary: Call for contributions to support the Bureau's work of promoting active citizenship and better government.

Government By Deficit

Year: 1915

Summary: This pamphlet calls for the adoption of a new accounting system by city hall, and the release of budget information to the public on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis so that informed citizens may take action to prevent deficits.

1938 Civic Budget Story No.1

Year: 1938

Summary: Provides an overview of the civic budget for 1938, including expenditures and the tax rate. The Bureau notes that the 1938 tax rate is the highest on record, probably owing to the costs of direct unemployment relief. The Bureau recommends that the city administration be studied by an outside party, to revise the size of the city council, to abolish or equalize the ward systems, and to increase term limits for city councillors.

Open Letter: Responsibility For Capital Borrowing

Year: 1952

Summary: Examines capital borrowing, the controls on it and the uses for such funding.

To The Citizens Of Toronto We Wish You And Yours, All, A Balanced Budget For 1935 And Have A Few Left Over For A Nest Egg.

Year: 1935

Summary: Highlights the need for balancing the budget and for reducing tax burden in light of Depression.

The Original Estimates Of Last Year's Board Of Education Are Said To Have Provided For An Expenditure In 1921 Equivalent To 10 1/4 Mills On The Assessment. The Actual Adopted Was 10 Mills

Year: 1922

Summary: Highlights the need for better coordination and budget planning between the different functions in the municipality.

A Paradox In Assessment Reform

Year: 1970

Summary: Assesses the reform in property taxation and the paradox created by the more advanced legislation being applied in a context where the assessment practices are far behind.

The City Budget Estimates: Cutting According To Plan Versus Slashing At Random

Year: 1920

Summary: Outline of suggested stages in preparing and passing budget estimates, and list of advantages this would secure.

The Largest Budget Of General Expenditure Except In 1931 And The Highest Tax Rate In Toronto's History